Trouble back in Town

Looking for mommy and daddy was fleeting for Nevaeh. It rained on Sunday so the two spent the day playing indoors. It pulled at Horatio's heart how wonderful it must be to wake up to a child.

It was a running joke with the three but if Nevaeh's parents ever showed up on his doorstop in the middle of the night with baby in hand saying, "we're done! We're sick of this parenthood thing! She's yours! We'll bring you the papers in the morning!" Horatio would take the baby, say 'thank you' and close the door.

Horatio enjoyed the feeling of his goddaughter in his lap while he read to her. She was quite entranced by his voice. Nevaeh's godfather smiled watching Nevaeh's big brown eyes get even bigger as she looked at the colorful pictures on the pages of the book. He placed a kiss on the top of her head. In response to that Nevaeh stood up, turned around and gave Horatio a kiss.

"Aww,"Horatio said, giving her a hug when she leaned into his chest. "Love you, too, baby girl."

The couple was in a good mood as they got into their car in the hotel parking lot. It had been a nice break but now they were looking forward to seeing their daughter again. Hopefully she would be happy to see them the two laughed. After being with Horatio they weren't so sure. Unfortunately the mood was quickly shattered when parking their car arriving home they saw the face of a woman they never wanted to see again.

Megan Duquesne.

When Nevaeh were eight months old the couple had been successful in obtaining an indefinite restraining order against Megan Duquesne. She had contacted then again then, demanding the same type of visitation with the now-sixteen-month-old girl as she had before the child were even born. She figured she had a better chance of gaining now being the girl were almost a toddler. By contacting them and coming to their home, Megan was now in violation of that order and could and were about to be arrested.

Horatio happened to glance out the window and see Megan. He promptly called patrol, knowing neither Calleigh or Eric could arrest the woman. A unit was just three minutes out and before Megan Duquesne could blink a set of cuffs were being put on her wrists and she were read her rights. Both CSI's carried a copy of the court order with them because they never knew when or if she would cross their path.

Megan had hoped that her daughter and her husband were at work and that there was some unsuspecting young girl watching Nevaeh. She had been hoping that she could talk her way into the home and whisk the baby away before her parents got home. She would bring her back. The parents just deserved a scare for denying the chance to see the baby and then getting the restraining order. It was hard for Megan to admit that really she hadn't wanted a relationship with a child or be a dotting grandma. The fact that her daughter had left Louisiana, never looked back and was now living a happy family life bothered her. Parenthood had made her miserable and she blamed Calleigh for that.

Therefore Calleigh Delko deserved a dose of misery. Fortunately timing had been on their side and the couple had intercepted her. Not that they would have had to worry anyway, it would have been over Horatio Caine's lifeless body that Megan would be taking Nevaeh anywhere.

Nevaeh was very happy to see mom. She ran to her and gave a big kiss. Calleigh scooped her daughter up and hugged her tight.

"Did you have fun with uncle Horatio?" She asked her. "Looks like you did."

Nevaeh had cookie crumbs all over her face. The little girl had been totally oblivious to what was going on in the parking lot, even when Horatio had made the brief call for patrol. Eric had guessed that it had to be Horatio who had called the station.

"Did you call patrol, H?" He asked.

"I did," Horatio replied. "I happened to look out the window."

Megan Duquesne now faced six months to a year in prison and several years probation which would likely include the condition that she couldn't leave her home state.